Maria Poet ' levna Karp is a journalist , translator of poems and prose from English and German, the author of the first literary biography of George Orwell in Russian [1] [2] .
| Maria Carp | |
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 Maria Carp | |
| Place of Birth | Leningrad , USSR |
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Russia ,  Great Britain |
| Occupation | journalist, translator |
| Language of Works | Russian English |
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Biography
Maria Poelevna Karp was born in Leningrad . Her father is Karp, Poel Meerovich is a poet, ballet scholar, sociologist, translator.
She graduated from the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute (Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute) named after A.I. Herzen .
Started to print in 1983 . Translated English and German poetry and prose. The translations of Maria Karp include: Dylan Thomas , W.H. Oden , Elizabeth Jennings [3] , Andreas Griffius [4] , Nikolaus Lenau , Virginia Woolf [5] , George Orwell , Alice Munroe [6] .
Since 1991, Maria Karp has been living in London . From 1991 to 2009 she worked at the BBC World Service: in 1991-1997 she was a producer, and in 1997-2009 - editor of the thematic programs department of the Russian BBC Service. During these years, she continued to acquaint Russian readers with Western literature, but now not only with translations, but also with radio programs and articles [7] .
On the radio, Maria Karp conducted regular broadcasts: “Bookstore” (1991-2008) - about new English and American literature and “Dictionary of English life” (1992-1998) - about new words that appear in English, and also made separate programs about English writers: Agatha Christie , Aldous Huxley , Iris Murdoch , Malcolm Bradbury and others. In the radio shows of the Russian BBC service, the plays translated by her were heard: “In Milk Channel” by Dylan Thomas in 2004 and “Storm in the Ocean” by Tom Stoppard in 2008 .
At the same time, she introduced Russian-speaking readers to Russian culture, publishing articles in English and American periodicals and in online publications. One of the constant topics of Maria Karp is relations between Russia and the West. Her broadcasts are dedicated to this story: “Comrade Prince” - about D. Mirsky (1990); “Kotelyansky - Russian translator of the Bloomsbury group” (1993); “Joseph Brodsky and the West” (1996); “Nabokovsky Crossroads” (1999); “Relatives abroad. Correspondence of Boris Pasternak "(2000) and articles published in the journal" Foreign Literature ", as well as in such British publications as" The Independent "," Standpoint "," The Spectator "," Open Democracy ", etc.
Since 1993, Maria Karp is a member of the Writers' Union of St. Petersburg , and since 2005 , the Guild of the “Master of Literary Translation” Guild. Chairman of the London Pushkin Club, member of the board of the British Orwell Society and editor of the journal published by the company [8] .
Maria Karp - laureate of the journal "Foreign Literature" (1991) and laureate of the prize. Popova (2001) in the field of broadcasting in the nomination “Information and Analytical Program” for the program “In Defense of Freedom” [9] [10] . Having published Orwell’s biography in 2017 , Maria Karp became a finalist of the ABS Prize in the “Criticism and Journalism” nomination, awarded annually by the A. and B. Strugatsky Foundation [11] .
Interesting Facts
- Maria Karp was never a member of the Komsomol .
- According to critic Nikolai Podosokorsky, Maria Karp's biography of Orwell was included in the list of 50 best books of 2017 [12]
Works on George Orwell
A special place in the work of Mary Karp is the life and work of George Orwell. In 2017, the St. Petersburg publishing house Vita Nova published a six-page biography of the writer she wrote:
- Maria Carp. George Orwell. Biography - St. Petersburg: Vita Nova , 2017 .-- 608 p. - ISBN 978-5-93898-642-8 .
Among her works on Orwell:
- Maria Carp. Afterword . - St. Petersburg: "The ABC Classic", 2001.
- Maria Carp. Orwell in Spain // Foreign Literature: Journal. - 2012. - No. 12 .
- Maria Carp. George Orwell and Georges Kopp. Reply to Alexander Yangalov // Foreign Literature. - 2013. - No. 9 .
- Maria Carp. Orwell is always alive. Interview with Ivan Tolstoy . Radio Liberty. December 2017. Date of treatment November 29, 2018.
- Maria Carp. The socialism of George Orwell: charm and frustration. Interview with Alexander Kahn . Russian service of the BBC. January 2018. Date of treatment November 30, 2018.
Featured Articles
- Maria Carp. About Encounter and Survey Magazines // World Word. - 2001.
- Maria Carp. The Cold War and its Discontents // General Review. - 2002.
- Maria Carp. London: Around Booker // Foreign Literature. - 2004. - No. 3 .
- Maria Carp. On the London stage // Foreign Literature. - 2004. - No. 5 .
- Maria Carp. On the other side // Foreign Literature. - 2005. - No. 8 .
- Maria Carp. Impulse Research // Foreign Literature. - 2006. - No. 11 .
- Masha Karp. Far away from Moscow (English) // Open Democracy. - 2009. - August 25.
- Masha Karp. Arthur Koestler: 20th century man // Open Democracy. - 2010 .-- March 16.
- Masha Karp. Living Souls, By Dmitry Bykov, trans. Cathy Porter. Reviewed by Masha Karp // The Independent. - 2010 .-- July 2.
- Masha Karp. Doctor Zhivago, By Boris Pasternak, trans. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Reviewed by Masha Karp // The Independent. - 2010 .-- December 12.
- Masha Karp. Forbidden art: an oasis in the desert (English) // Open Democracy. - 2011. - June 21.
- Masha Karp. Marina Goldovskaya: documenting modern Russia (English) // Open Democracy. - 2013 .-- February 19.
- Masha Karp. A wit wooed by Rasputin. Masha Karp enjoys the writings of a satirist shaken by the Red terror // The World Today. - 2016.
Selected Translations
- Virginia Woolf. Jacob's Room = Jacob's Room / per. from English M.P. Karp. - M .: the journal "Foreign Literature", 1991-No. 9.
- Virginia Woolf. Jacob's Room = Jacob's Room / per. from English M.P. Karp. - 1st ed. - St. Petersburg: ABC classic, 2004 .-- 224 p. - 10,000 copies. - ISBN 5-352-00814-2 .
- Virginia Woolf. Jacob's room in the collection under the general title " To the lighthouse " = Jacob's Room / per. from English M.P. Karp. - 2nd ed. - St. Petersburg: ABC classic, 2004 .-- 704 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-352-01046-5 .
- Virginia Woolf. Jacob's Room = Jacob's Room / per. from English M.P. Karp. - 3rd ed. - St. Petersburg: ABC classic, 2012 .-- 224 p. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 5-7921-0325-9 .
- Nikolaus Lenau. Don Juan. Poem. = Don Juan (Fragment) / per. with him. M.P. Karp. - St. Petersburg: Corvus, Terra Fantastica, 2000 .-- 370 p. - (Library of world literature ("Corvus")). - ISBN 5-7921-0325-9 .
- George Orwell. Livestock = Animal Farm / per. from English M.P. Karp. - 1st ed. - St. Petersburg: ABC Classic, 2001. - 10,000 copies.
- George Orwell. Favorites. Per. c English Livestock = Animal Farm / per. M.P. Karp. - 2nd ed. - St. Petersburg: ABC classic, 2004 .-- 4000 copies. - ISBN 5-352-00954-8 .
- George Orwell. Livestock = Animal Farm / per. from English M.P. Karp. - 3rd ed. - St. Petersburg: ABC Classic, 2005. - ISBN 5-352-00043-5 .
- Alice Munroe. Lot / per. from English M.P. Karp. - M .: the journal "Foreign Literature", 2006-№11.
Notes
- ↑ Maria Karp. George Orwell. Biography - St. Petersburg: Vita Nova , 2017 .-- S. 604. - 608 p. - ISBN 978-5-93898-642-8 .
- ↑ Published in 1962 by the Publishing House of Foreign Literature in small circulation, Richard Rice’s book George Orwell: The Fugitive from the Winners Camp was not for sale and was distributed on a special list.
- ↑ Dylan Thomas, Wisten Hugh Auden, Elizabeth Jennings (poems, translation by M. Karp). English poetry in Russian translations. XX century. Compiled by: Leonid Arinstein, Natalia Sidorina, Vladimir Skorodenko . "Rainbow". M. 1984. Date of treatment December 25, 2018.
- ↑ Maria Karp, translations from Andreas Griffius . Date of treatment December 11, 2018.
- ↑ Virginia Woolf “Jacob’s Room,” translated by Mary Carp . Date of treatment December 11, 2018.
- ↑ Maria Karp. George Orwell. Biography - 1st ed. - St. Petersburg: Vita Nova , 2017 .-- T. 1. - S. 604. - 608 p. - ISBN 978-5-93898-642-8 .
- ↑ Maria Karp. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS . The journal room. Date of treatment November 25, 2018.
- ↑ Orwell Society Journal Contents . Orwell society. Date of treatment November 25, 2018.
- ↑ Maria Karp received the Popov Prize . BBC Date of treatment November 11, 2018.
- ↑ Maria Karp. George Orwell. Biography - St. Petersburg: Vita Nova , 2017 .-- S. 604. - 608 p. - ISBN 978-5-93898-642-8 .
- ↑ Biographer of writer George Orwell Maria Karp receives the Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Prizes at the 20th ceremony at the Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory . Date of treatment November 25, 2018.
- ↑ Nikolai Podosokorsky. The 50 best books of 2017, according to the critic Nikolai Podosokorsky . Date of treatment November 25, 2018.